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Introduction
Research is carried out in the area
of atmospheric radiative transfer (mainly solar) and remote sensing.
Radiative
Perturbation Theory
One major area of research is the development
of radiative perturbation theory as a computational tool in radiative
transfer calculations and modelling. Applications include aerosol
variability (both loading and optical properties), ozone depletion,
photochemistry, clouds (including microphysical and morphological
variability) and gaseous absorption spectra.
Aerosol
Optical Properties
A second area of research is the ground
based monitoring of atmospheric aerosol optical properties for both
climate and visual air quality purposes. This involves the use of
automated multispectral radiometers and other monitoring equipment,
and the development of advanced inversion algorithms. We plan to
cross-correlate the resulting data with other environmental and
meteorological data.
Satellite
Remote Sensing
We plan to merge these two research
areas into a third area of satellite remote sensing of atmospheric
aerosols, and make an active contribution to POLDER on ADEOS, and
(later) NASA's EOS Program. (Dr Michael Box is a Principal Investigator
on this international project, and Dr Gail Box is a Co-Investigator.)
Research
Projects
Research projects are available in any
of the above areas, and may be tailored to fit the interests and
experience of candidates. In addition, research projects involving
collaboration with the School of Mathematics, the Centre for Remote
Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, or the Centre for Advanced
Numerical Computation in Engineering and Science can be arranged.
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